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priapulid (iou)



priapulid noun & adjective. E20.
[mod. Latin Priapulida (see below), from Priapulus genus name, dim. of PRIAPUS: see -ID3.]
Zoology.
A. noun. Any of various wormlike marine animals of the minor phylum Priapulida, which burrow in sand or mud and possess an eversible proboscis or pharynx. E20.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating this phylum. E20.